Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 22260, John F Gaul, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Gaul, John F.
S 22 260
CONTENTS

30. 1821.
Adm 11. Months
Hm. L. B. Southland H R

State of Pennsylvania } County of Philadelphia } ss.
On this twenty second day of March, Anno Domini, 1834, personally appeared in open court, before the Honorable Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of Philadelphia County  the said , now sitting. John T. Gault, a resident of Kingsessing Township, in said Philadelphia County, of age Seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
(That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated.
He entered the service as a drayman Militia man in the beginning of April 1776, in the Company commanded by Capt. Daniel Buckhart, Lieut. Godfrey Kessler and Ensign John Westerberger, in Kingsessing quartermaster . They marched to Philadelphia and lay in the Barracks, and remained in Philadelphia and were occupied as guards during their term of service which was not less than  two months , when they were discharged.
He again entered the service as a volunteer in the Militia, in Philadelphia, in the beginning of July 1776, in the Company commanded by Capt. Campbell, the names of the other Officers not recollected. They were attached to the Regt. commanded by Col. Thomas McKean and Major, Beaw. The Company to which he belonged were stationed as guards in the City of Philadelphia, to guard the British Prisoners, the Magazine, and the vessels then building, Sails being scarce at that time, and he being willing to render his Country what services he could, he remained in the service, and was under different the names of which he cannot recollect owing to the length of time and his age Officers, until the beginning of April 1777, when he was discharged, after having been in the service not less than Nine Months during this campaign.

and making not less than Eleven Months the two campaigns, for which he claims a pension. He has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any the agency of any state
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
F. A. Raybold
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his John F. X Saul mark
Mr Henry Leech Esq. a resident of Blockley Township in Philadelphia County aforesaid and George Westenberger Esq. a resident of Haverhill Township in the County of Phila. — aforesaid, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John F. Saul who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding application or declaration that he is  he is  and  believe him to be 77 years of age that he is of upright and believe in the neighbor- hood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn and affirmed and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
F. A. Raybold pp.
Henry Leech Geo. Westenberger

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories proposed by the War Department that the within named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states And the Court further certifies that Henry Lusk Esq. is a resident of of Brooklyn, Massachusetts as stated and that George Westenhauer Esq. is a resident of Poplar Towship as stated in Philad a County and that they are credible persons and their statement is entitled to Credit
Godw and Vang
Rich d Randall
I Richard Palmer Esq. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the City and County of Philadelphia, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Robert Gaul a pensioner.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court at Philadelphia, this twenty second day of March A.D. 1834.
W. Palmer Proth.

John W. Van Cleave in the State of who was a in the by Captain of the commanded by in the line for
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Inscribed on the Roll of at the rate of 50 Dollars 62 1/2 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of and New York Feb 1832
Arrears to the 4th of Feb 1831 11 0.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Sep 1 18 33 1 29 33
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Clerk Book Vol. Page 77

Probation
22 2260 INVALID.
File No. 22,260
John F. Paul
Rev Rev Mr
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 146
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Hon J. B. Sutherland House. Rep. Washington D.C.
Hon. J. B. Sutherland

Phila a March 24 th 1834
Dear Sir,
I have at the request of Henry Leach Esq. enclosed the applic- ation of John T. Gault for pension The applicant is poor and worthy of a pension
Very Respectfully yours
Obed t
Smith
: J. H. Tuttheland
W. Taylor
H Rep: Washington